The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-29

Rockland Ca pltalists Make an In.
vestment.

vestment.
RocKLAND, June 2S.-A new organization
has just been effected known as the Rock
land California Lime and Land Company. in
which Rockland capitalists are largely inter-
ested. A Party q Rockland's moneyed
men recently made trip to California, and
while there had their attention called to
tract of land on the coast in Monterey .couu.
ty where there were deposits of good lime
rock. Asa result of this investigation the
company named was formed and 1900 acres
of land is in Monterey county 14O miles
south of San Francisco. The land is heavily
timbered, and has immense quantities of
lime stone, equal in quality to best Rockland
lime. Some of this rock has been burned
here and tested. The capital stock OF the
company is 100000, one-third taken by San
Francisco parties, the remaining two-thirds
by Hon. Francis Cobb, Hon. A. Il. Crockett,
President John T. Berry of the Knox and
Lincoln Railroad, and Berry Brothers, all of
this city. Captain James S. Hanley of San
Francisco, formerly of this city is president
and manager. Louis T. Snow is secretary
and treasurer. Manager Hanley has just
left San Francisco with a crew of thirty men
and appliances. Mills, wharves and patent
kilns of the latest designs will be put up at
once and the lime put on the market imme-
diately. The place win be called Rockland.
Everything is now in full blast there.
The Governor and Council.
AUGUTA, June 28.-The Governor and
Council today voted to print 1900 copies of
the report of the investigating committee on
tuberculosis which includes the majority re-
port of the cattle commissioners.
John Brown, incarcerated in Cumberland
County Jail for rumselling asked pardon but
none was granted
Belfast parties asked for the appointment
of J. w. Mitchell of Belfast and John r.
Partridge of Searsport, as special constables
to enforce the liquor law. The Council is
convinced that the law is not enforced there,
and the constables win probably be ap-
pointed.
City Marshal Whitney of Bangor, asked
for the $1,000 reward offered by the State for
the capture of Graves, who murdered the
Game Wardens. No one contested his claim
This matter will be considered tomorrow.
Lewis Hopkins again pleaded with the
NOuhSil lOl tuC llCCuOul VI HIS SUIs LcWlS ".
Hopkins, who is serving out sentence in
the State prison for killing Indian Joe at
Richmond.
The Governor attends the commencement
exercises at the State College today.
Ex-Governor Morri's Condition.
AUGUSTA, June 2S.-The condition of ex-
Gouernor Morrill, is not materially changed
this afternoon. He remains in comatose
state most of the time. His physician gives
strong hopes of his recovery. He has not
been as well as usual for four weeks past,
having suffered from bad cold. Two weeks
ago he obtained some medicine of the doctor
which relieved him at the time. His daugh
ter, Mrs C. W. Goddard of Portland, was
telegraphed for yesterday, and arrived on
the evening train. Mr. Morrill, was "a years
of age his last birthday, which was June
10th.
There is no particular change to note in
Ex-Governor Morrilps condition tonight. He
remains in the semi-conscious, state, his
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